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<blockquote data-quote="Lord_Blacksteel" data-source="post: 7760137" data-attributes="member: 53082"><p>I used to feel the same way, especially back when Pathfinder 1st edition did the same thing. After that it's really not a surprise to see it for their second edition but this time you can buy special faux-leather cover editions as well as the normal version. There is a PDF available so there are options, but it's still an interesting trend.</p><p></p><p>In between these two Fantasy Flight did the same thing for all 3 of their Star Wars RPGs and there was not a PDF option, so if you wanted to try the beta you had to buy the books.</p><p></p><p>Another interesting point - people sell these on eBay pretty regularly. I suppose it's for the collector/completionist but you would think someone that interested would have picked it up the first time. They're not selling for $100 but they're not going for $1 either so there is some level of interest even years after they have been replaced. </p><p></p><p>I know in the 90's the idea of paying to beta-test would have been (and was) laughed out of the room for computer games. It was cool to be a part of one but it was not something anyone was going to pay for. Fast-forward to the last 5 years at least and people are falling over themselves to pay significant dollar amounts for "early access". Somewhere along the way it's become acceptable and exciting to pay for the privilege and this seems to carry over to tabletop games as well. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying it's right or wrong, it's just something I've noticed. Maybe players are more involved, maybe it's a triumph of marketing, but it's definitely a thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord_Blacksteel, post: 7760137, member: 53082"] I used to feel the same way, especially back when Pathfinder 1st edition did the same thing. After that it's really not a surprise to see it for their second edition but this time you can buy special faux-leather cover editions as well as the normal version. There is a PDF available so there are options, but it's still an interesting trend. In between these two Fantasy Flight did the same thing for all 3 of their Star Wars RPGs and there was not a PDF option, so if you wanted to try the beta you had to buy the books. Another interesting point - people sell these on eBay pretty regularly. I suppose it's for the collector/completionist but you would think someone that interested would have picked it up the first time. They're not selling for $100 but they're not going for $1 either so there is some level of interest even years after they have been replaced. I know in the 90's the idea of paying to beta-test would have been (and was) laughed out of the room for computer games. It was cool to be a part of one but it was not something anyone was going to pay for. Fast-forward to the last 5 years at least and people are falling over themselves to pay significant dollar amounts for "early access". Somewhere along the way it's become acceptable and exciting to pay for the privilege and this seems to carry over to tabletop games as well. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, it's just something I've noticed. Maybe players are more involved, maybe it's a triumph of marketing, but it's definitely a thing. [/QUOTE]
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